Contemporary Theories of Motivation (cont. Expectancy Theory (cont.) theory emphasizes rewards organizational rewards must align with the individual's wants 一 no universal principle for explaining what motivates individuals managers must understand why employees view certain outcomes as attractive or unattractive -most comprehensive and widely accepted explanation of employee motivation ©Prentice Hall,2002 16-33Contemporary Theories of Motivation (cont.) Expectancy Theory (cont.) – theory emphasizes rewards • organizational rewards must align with the individual’s wants – no universal principle for explaining what motivates individuals • managers must understand why employees view certain outcomes as attractive or unattractive – most comprehensive and widely accepted explanation of employee motivation © Prentice Hall, 2002 16-33